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Misamis Oriental

Misamis Oriental is a province in the Northern Mindanao region of Mindanao, Philippines. Its population was 988,065 in the 2024 census, and it has 3 cities and 23 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
An old church with two weathered wooden bell towers and a wooden gable above a red-brick ground floor with an arched door, hung with blue-and-white bunting, behind a wide dirt plaza under a grey sky.
The Immaculate Conception Church, in Jasaan.Photo: “Jasaan Church (Santa Teresita, Jasaan, Misamis Oriental; 12-02-2024)” by Patrickroque01, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized by Scene. Scene's copy is shared under the same licence.

  • PeopleSources

    988,065

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 21.4% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    2nd

    of the 5 provinces of Northern Mindanao by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 19 of every 100 people in Northern Mindanao lived in Misamis Oriental in 2024 (19.08%)

  • Inside itSources

    26

    cities and municipalities

    504 barangays

  • LandSources

    3,336.91 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Misamis Oriental's land would fill a square about 57.8 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 296 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 3 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    251,740

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.9 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    42.8%

    About 43 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
1004300000[4]Formerly 104300000

People

Misamis Oriental had 988,065 people in the 2024 census, up 21.4% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Misamis Oriental had the 2nd most people of the 5 provinces of Northern Mindanao in 2024[1]
  1. 1Bukidnon1,601,902
  2. 2Misamis Oriental988,065
  3. 3Lanao del Norte761,725
  4. 4Misamis Occidental621,993
  5. 5Camiguin94,892
All 5 provinces of Northern Mindanao
Of every 100 people in Misamis Oriental in 2024[1]

The PSA counts Misamis Oriental without Cagayan De Oro City, which is a highly urbanized city and is counted on its own, as in every province.[1]

Corrected by Scene from the PSA's men and women counts. The PSA's age table prints a both-sexes count for 80 - 84 (9,490 printed against 5,581 men and women) and 85 and over (8,225 printed against 3,909 men and women) that is not the sum of its men and women, although its men and women columns add up exactly to the Misamis Oriental totals. Scene shows the sum of the two for these groups and keeps the printed values.[5]

Age structure · 2024 Census[5]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 29 of every 100 are children under 15 (28.7%)
  • About 65 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (64.7%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.5%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 581,72042,32139,399
5 - 994,84249,46345,379
10 - 14107,05755,65051,407
15 - 1999,18951,19147,998
20 - 2489,06345,69443,369
25 - 2977,79040,38437,406
30 - 3475,72039,19236,528
35 - 3965,69534,54031,155
40 - 4456,60529,74826,857
45 - 4950,90326,07124,832
50 - 5446,34523,55522,790
55 - 5940,85820,20820,650
60 - 6436,33117,73718,594
65 - 6926,94012,88514,055
70 - 7418,3238,3419,982
75 - 799,8723,9635,909
80 - 845,581Corrected by Scene · the PSA prints 9,4901,9673,614
85 and over3,909Corrected by Scene · the PSA prints 8,2251,1812,728

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
988,065[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
251,740[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.9 on average[1, 2]
Share of Northern Mindanao, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
19.08%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
42.8% (423,107 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
504,091 men, 482,652 women[5]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024988,065[1, 2]0.77% a year251,7403.9
2020as of May 1, 2020956,900[1]1.57% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015888,509[1]1.68% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010813,856[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then748,885[36]2.06% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then587,551[36]2.11% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then525,453[36]1.28% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then462,720[36]3.20% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then395,270[36]2.80% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then344,437[36]2.20% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then275,624[36]———

Cities and municipalities

Misamis Oriental is made up of 23 municipalities, 2 cities and Cagayan De Oro City, with 504 barangays in all. Cagayan De Oro City lies within it but governs itself apart from the province.
Colour byColours the map of Misamis Oriental by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Agusan del NorteAgusan del SurBukidnonLanao del NorteAlubijid: 35,411 people, 329 per km², 2.33% a yearBalingasag: 76,877 people, 503 per km², 0.79% a yearBalingoan: 11,896 people, 189 per km², 1.85% a yearBinuangan: 8,293 people, 604 per km², 2.63% a yearCagayan De Oro City: 741,617 people, 1,294 per km², 0.43% a yearEl Salvador City: 62,126 people, 599 per km², 1.34% a yearGingoog City: 138,895 people, 169 per km², 0.38% a yearClaveria: 52,718 people, 80 per km², 0.11% a yearGitagum: 19,269 people, 490 per km², 1.76% a yearInitao: 34,445 people, 340 per km², 0.38% a yearJasaan: 58,098 people, 755 per km², 0.44% a yearKinoguitan: 15,763 people, 374 per km², 2.73% a yearLagonglong: 25,072 people, 412 per km², 0.86% a yearLaguindingan: 27,688 people, 699 per km², 1.18% a yearLibertad: 13,461 people, 451 per km², 0.94% a yearLugait: 20,946 people, 681 per km², 0.45% a yearMagsaysay: 37,084 people, 255 per km², 0.18% a yearManticao: 30,968 people, 269 per km², 1.20% a yearMedina: 36,692 people, 290 per km², 0.72% a yearNaawan: 23,562 people, 659 per km², 1.17% a yearOpol: 66,836 people, 291 per km², 0.18% a yearSalay: 31,128 people, 429 per km², 0.89% a yearSugbongcogon: 11,156 people, 421 per km², 3.25% a yearTagoloan: 80,424 people, 952 per km², 0.03% a yearTalisayan: 26,801 people, 267 per km², 0.95% a yearVillanueva: 42,456 people, 821 per km², 1.19% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 20,000
  • 20,000 to 31,000
  • 31,000 to 45,000
  • 45,000 to 76,000
  • 76,000 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 140
  • 140 to 250
  • 250 to 390
  • 390 to 750
  • 750 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap
Cities and municipalities of Misamis Oriental. Each column heading sorts the table.
Kind[1, 7]Share (2024)
AlubijidMunicipality35,4113.58%2.33% a year107.59 km²
BalingasagMunicipality76,8777.78%0.79% a year152.81 km²
BalingoanMunicipality11,8961.2%1.85% a year62.94 km²
BinuanganMunicipality8,2930.84%2.63% a year13.74 km²
Cagayan De Oro CityHighly urbanized city741,617counted on its own0.43% a year573.29 km²
El Salvador CityComponent city62,1266.29%1.34% a year103.77 km²
Gingoog CityComponent city138,89514.06%0.38% a year824.27 km²
ClaveriaMunicipality52,7185.34%0.11% a year662.66 km²
GitagumMunicipality19,2691.95%1.76% a year39.33 km²
InitaoMunicipality34,4453.49%0.38% a year101.33 km²
JasaanMunicipality58,0985.88%0.44% a year76.93 km²
KinoguitanMunicipality15,7631.6%2.73% a year42.20 km²
LagonglongMunicipality25,0722.54%0.86% a year60.83 km²
LaguindinganMunicipality27,6882.8%1.18% a year39.62 km²
LibertadMunicipality13,4611.36%0.94% a year29.88 km²
LugaitMunicipality20,9462.12%0.45% a year30.76 km²
MagsaysayMunicipality37,0843.75%0.18% a year145.27 km²
ManticaoMunicipality30,9683.13%1.20% a year115.05 km²
MedinaMunicipality36,6923.71%0.72% a year126.52 km²
NaawanMunicipality23,5622.38%1.17% a year35.76 km²
OpolMunicipality66,8366.76%0.18% a year230.02 km²
SalayMunicipality31,1283.15%0.89% a year72.55 km²
SugbongcogonMunicipality11,1561.13%3.25% a year26.51 km²
TagoloanMunicipality80,4248.14%0.03% a year84.51 km²
TalisayanMunicipality26,8012.71%0.95% a year100.37 km²
VillanuevaMunicipality42,4564.3%1.19% a year51.69 km²

Land & Environment

Misamis Oriental covers 3,336.91 km² of land, 296 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 2,477 m above the sea and it has 270.1 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
3,336.91 km²[7]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
296 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
8.75527° N, 124.93420° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[32]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
467 m
Highest
2,477 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

270.1 km of coastline[33]

Rivers[33]

  1. Iponan River62.6 of 85.0 km
  2. Odiongan River48.3 of 48.7 km
  3. Cabulig River46.8 km
  4. Alubijid River35.4 km
  5. Gingoog River32.3 of 32.4 km
  6. Cagayan de Oro River32.2 of 65.7 km
  7. Balatukan RIver31.5 of 31.6 km
  8. Linugos River29.2 of 45.1 km

The longest inside it: 47 in all.

Lakes[33]

  1. Lake Gumaod0.11 km²

Peaks[33]

  1. Mount Mangabon2,510 m
  2. Mount Balatukanvolcano2,400 m
  3. Mount Sumagaya2,290 m
  4. Mount Sabrang2,130 m
  5. Mount Lumot2,110 m
  6. Pamalihivolcano1,956 m

The highest: 32 in all.

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type IV[34]

Rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with no dry season.

Covers about 62 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Lumbia Airport, the nearest PAGASA station, 52 km away[35]Averages for 1991 to SEPTEMBER 2013: 1,773 mm of rain on 136 days a year; 27.0 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Lumbia Airport, 1991 to SEPTEMBER 2013, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January98 mm1025.8 °C29.8 °C21.7 °C
February85 mm826.0 °C30.3 °C21.6 °C
March58 mm626.7 °C31.4 °C21.9 °C
April62 mm627.6 °C32.6 °C22.7 °C
May129 mm1128.1 °C33.0 °C23.3 °C
June220 mm1627.5 °C32.1 °C22.9 °C
July247 mm1727.2 °C31.7 °C22.6 °C
August197 mm1427.4 °C32.2 °C22.6 °C
September221 mm1527.3 °C32.1 °C22.5 °C
October192 mm1427.0 °C31.5 °C22.4 °C
November127 mm1026.7 °C31.1 °C22.2 °C
December138 mm926.3 °C30.4 °C22.1 °C
The year1,773 mm13627.0 °C31.5 °C22.4 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 182 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Misamis Oriental's economy made ₱230.5 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱229,494 for each person. About 23 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.
Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary
₱230.5 billion[19]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱187.5 billion at 2018 prices. It leaves out Cagayan De Oro City, which the PSA counts apart.
Growth, 2024–2025
5.8%[20]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱229,494[21]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
22.8% of people[22]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 23 of every 100 people in Misamis Oriental lived below the poverty line in 2023 (22.8%)[22]

The PSA's survey puts it between 19.4% and 26.2%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱34,151 a person for the year. As the PSA counts it, without the City of Cagayan de Oro.

Public places

  • 267government offices
  • 71hospitals and health centres
  • 720schools
  • 187places of worship
  • 36markets
  • 21stations and terminals
  • 39parks
  • 3beaches
  • 12monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Each town's page lists its own; this page lists the stations, parks, beaches and monuments.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Misamis Oriental” in their name, then one in each of its most populous cities and municipalities.

Stations and terminals21

15 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 26 cities and municipalities of Misamis Oriental

Parks38

32 more parks are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 26 cities and municipalities of Misamis Oriental

Beaches3

Monuments and memorials12

6 more monuments and memorials are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 26 cities and municipalities of Misamis Oriental

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Misamis Oriental. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (the provincial board), led by the vice governor. The governor, the vice governor and the board's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[16, 17]

Capital
Cagayan De Oro City[4]

2 legislative districtsLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary[18]

Each district elects one member of the House of Representatives. These are the districts as the laws drew them for the 2025 elections.

1st district

2nd district

Leaders

The governor and vice governor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Governor
    Juliette Tiu Uy[23]
    Vice governor
    Jeremy Jenahmar Go Pelaez[23]

  2. 2022–2025

    Governor
    Peter Mamawag Unabia[24]
    Vice governor
    Jeremy Jonahmar Go Pelaez[24]

  3. 2019–2022

    Governor
    Yevgeny Vincente Beja Emano[25]
    Vice governor
    Jeremy Jonahmar Go Pelaez[25]

  4. 2016–2019

    Governor
    Yevgeny Vincente Beja Emano[26]
    Vice governor
    Jose Mari Go Pelaez[26]

  5. 2013–2016

    Governor
    Yevgeny Vincente Beja Emano[27]
    Vice governor
    Jose Mari Go Pelaez[27]

  6. 2010–2013

    Governor
    Oscar Seriña Moreno[28]
    Vice governor
    Norris Casiño Babiera Sr.[28]

  7. 2007–2010

    Governor
    Oscar Seriña Moreno[29]
    Vice governor
    Norris Casiño Babiera[29]

  8. 2004–2007

    Governor
    Oscar Seriña Moreno[30]
    Vice governor
    Julio Tadoy Uy[30]

  9. 2001–2004

    Governor
    Antonio P. Calingin[31]
    Vice governor
    J. Miguel C. De Jesus[31]
Governors and vice governors of Misamis Oriental, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Juliette Tiu Uy[23]Jeremy Jenahmar Go Pelaez[23]
2022–2025Peter Mamawag Unabia[24]Jeremy Jonahmar Go Pelaez[24]
2019–2022Yevgeny Vincente Beja Emano[25]Jeremy Jonahmar Go Pelaez[25]
2016–2019Yevgeny Vincente Beja Emano[26]Jose Mari Go Pelaez[26]
2013–2016Yevgeny Vincente Beja Emano[27]Jose Mari Go Pelaez[27]
2010–2013Oscar Seriña Moreno[28]Norris Casiño Babiera Sr.[28]
2007–2010Oscar Seriña Moreno[29]Norris Casiño Babiera[29]
2004–2007Oscar Seriña Moreno[30]Julio Tadoy Uy[30]
2001–2004Antonio P. Calingin[31]J. Miguel C. De Jesus[31]

History & Identity

Misamis Oriental's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Misamis Oriental in Now

Created
Created as the Province of Oriental Misamis by Act No. 3537, approved 2 November 1929 and in effect from 1 January 1930, which divided the Province of Misamis[9, 10]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe province's account says Misamis comes from misa, the Spanish word for Mass: when a priest came round, the new converts would shout for it, and the missionaries came to call the place Misamis.[10]

When the old province was divided in 1929, the law named its eastern part Oriental Misamis.[9]

Its story

The province's account names Negritos as its earliest known people, followed by peoples of Malay descent who contested the rich coastal plain of the Cagayan River. When much of Mindanao came under Muslim rule in the 1500s, it was held only loosely, owing a yearly tribute.[10]

Long part of Cebu, it became in 1818 a corregimiento of four partidos: Misamis, Dapitan, Cagayan and Catarman. By the close of Spanish rule Misamis was one of the districts of Mindanao, with its capital at Cagayan de Misamis, now Cagayan de Oro.[10, 11]

American forces occupied Misamis on 1 April 1900 without a fight. Act No. 128 of 15 May 1901 made it a civil province that took in the island of Camiguin.[11, 12]

Act No. 3537 divided Misamis in two from 1 January 1930, with Cagayan as the capital of Oriental Misamis, and Gregorio Pelaez became its first governor. The province counts its founding from that year: it opened its 94th founding anniversary celebration in January 2024.[9, 10, 13]Calculated by Scene: 2024 − 94 = 1930 (the province opened its 94th founding anniversary celebration in January 2024).

Camiguin was made a sub-province in 1957, with its seat at Mambajao, and a separate province in 1966.[14, 15]

Timeline

  1. 1818

    The territory becomes a corregimiento of four partidos.[10]

  2. 1 April 1900

    American forces occupy Misamis.[11]

  3. 15 May 1901

    Act No. 128 extends the Provincial Government Act to Misamis.[12]

  4. 2 November 1929

    Act No. 3537 divides Misamis into Oriental and Occidental Misamis.[9]

  5. 1 January 1930

    Oriental Misamis begins as a province, with Cagayan as its capital.[9]

  6. 22 June 1957

    Republic Act No. 2021 makes Camiguin a sub-province.[14]

  7. 18 June 1966

    Republic Act No. 4669 separates Camiguin as a province.[15]

Nearby

Misamis Oriental shares a border with Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Bukidnon and Lanao del Norte.

How it compares

Misamis Oriental beside Northern Mindanao, and where it stands among the provinces of Northern Mindanao.

Misamis Oriental beside Northern Mindanao
FigureMisamis OrientalNorthern MindanaoRank among the provinces of Northern Mindanao
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary988,065[1, 2]5,178,3262nd of 5
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.77% a year[1, 2]faster0.73% a year3rd of 5
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary296[7]more crowded2784th of 5
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary3,336.91 km²[7]18,622.74 km²2nd of 5
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.9[1, 2]about the same3.9not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary42.8%[6]lower51.2%not ranked

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
  1. 1.Philippine Statistics Authority. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  2. 2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024 : Region X (Northern Mindanao) (OpenSTAT table 0101A6DTPH9). Published August 5, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  3. 3.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
  4. 4.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Publication Datafile. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene September 24, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  5. 5.Philippine Statistics Authority. Household Population by Age-Group Region, Province, and Highly Urbanized City: Philippines, 2024 Census of Population (OpenSTAT table 0201A6DPAG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  6. 6.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population and Urban Population by Urban Classification and Region, Province, Highly Urbanized City, City/Municipality and Barangay: Philippines, 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0231A6DPUP0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  7. 7.Philippine Statistics Authority, from the Land Management Bureau (DENR). Population, Land Area, Population Density, and Percent Change in Population Density by Region, Province/Highly Urbanized City, and City/Municipality: 2015, 2020, and 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0221A6DLPD0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  8. 8.OpenStreetMap contributors. Named public places in OpenStreetMap: schools, hospitals and health centres, places of worship, government offices, markets, stations, parks, beaches and monuments, from Geofabrik's extract of the Philippines. Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  9. 9.Philippine Legislature. Act No. 3537: An Act to Create the Provinces of Oriental Misamis and Occidental Misamis; Establish the Boundaries thereof; Assign One Representative to Each Province; and Repeal Act Numbered thirty-three Hundred and Fifty-Four, and for Other Purposes. Published November 2, 1929. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  10. 10.Provincial Government of Misamis Oriental. Brief History (as archived by the Internet Archive on 27 November 2022). Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  11. 11.United States Bureau of Insular Affairs, War Department (Government Printing Office, Washington). A Pronouncing Gazetteer and Geographical Dictionary of the Philippine Islands. Published 1902. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain (a United States government work, published 1902), read in the Internet Archive's scan and its text. Open the source
  12. 12.United States Philippine Commission. Act No. 128: An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act to the Province of Misamis. Published May 15, 1901. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  13. 13.Provincial Government of Misamis Oriental. Opening program alang sa 94th Founding Anniversary sa probinsya, nagmabungahon (as archived by the Internet Archive on 24 February 2024). Published January 10, 2024. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  14. 14.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 2021: An Act Creating the Subprovince of Camiguin in the Province of Misamis Oriental. Published June 22, 1957. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  15. 15.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 4669: An Act Separating the Subprovince of Camiguin from the Province of Misamis Oriental and Establishing it as an Independent Province. Published June 18, 1966. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  16. 16.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  17. 17.1986 Constitutional Commission. The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines. Published February 2, 1987. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  18. 18.1986 Constitutional Commission (text from the Chan Robles Virtual Law Library). Ordinance appended to the 1987 Constitution, apportioning the seats of the House of Representatives. Published February 2, 1987. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  19. 19.Philippine Statistics Authority. Gross Domestic Product by Province and HUC (OpenSTAT table 0012A5FPPA0). Published August 28, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  20. 20.Philippine Statistics Authority. Gross Domestic Product by Province and HUC, Growth Rates (OpenSTAT table 0032A5FPPA2). Published August 28, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  21. 21.Philippine Statistics Authority. Per Capita Gross Domestic Product by Province and HUC (OpenSTAT table 0092A5FPPA8). Published August 28, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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  23. 23.Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Directory of LGU Elective Officials for Term 2025-2028 as of February 2026 (its sheet: Consolidated List of Officials for Election Terms (2025-2028)), released through the FOI portal. Published February 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: RA 8293, Section 176 (no copyright subsists in it; exploiting it for profit needs the agency's prior approval). Open the source
  24. 24.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  25. 25.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 13, 2019 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  26. 26.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 9, 2016 National and Local Elections. Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  27. 27.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections. Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  28. 28.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 10, 2010 National and Local Elections. Published January 10, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  29. 29.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 14, 2007 National and Local Elections. Published January 14, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  30. 30.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 10, 2004 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
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  32. 32.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
  33. 33.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  34. 34.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climate Map of the Philippines (1951-2010), Modified Coronas Climate Classification. Published August 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
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